<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2108267156480160756</id><updated>2012-02-16T04:45:41.247-08:00</updated><category term='redcurrants kir'/><category term='recipes'/><title type='text'>The Big Man's Miscellany</title><subtitle type='html'>FOOD, GARDENING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebigmansmiscellany.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2108267156480160756/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebigmansmiscellany.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13269618702905994650</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2108267156480160756.post-6078889331195590790</id><published>2010-07-19T13:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-19T13:31:35.134-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='redcurrants kir'/><title type='text'>Redcurrant Kir</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MAJujESSY6E/TESzbjHaUPI/AAAAAAAAAA8/DbEnoXPQWAM/s1600/redcurrantvodka.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MAJujESSY6E/TESzbjHaUPI/AAAAAAAAAA8/DbEnoXPQWAM/s320/redcurrantvodka.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495714731163013362" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Taking my inspiration from a posting on the rather excellent &lt;a href="http://www.mytinyplot.co.uk/recipes/cassis/"&gt;My Tiny Plot&lt;/a&gt; blog I decided to make use of the redcurrants we picked this morning at our local Pick Your Own farm.  The redcurrant bushes were absolutely teeming with these beautiful red jewels and so picking was extremely easy.  So the bottle is now off to the cupboard where it will spend the next few months before I start the next stage of its transformation.  I hope it works.  Be sure to check back for an update.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2108267156480160756-6078889331195590790?l=thebigmansmiscellany.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebigmansmiscellany.blogspot.com/feeds/6078889331195590790/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thebigmansmiscellany.blogspot.com/2010/07/redcurrant-kir.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2108267156480160756/posts/default/6078889331195590790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2108267156480160756/posts/default/6078889331195590790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebigmansmiscellany.blogspot.com/2010/07/redcurrant-kir.html' title='Redcurrant Kir'/><author><name>Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13269618702905994650</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MAJujESSY6E/TESzbjHaUPI/AAAAAAAAAA8/DbEnoXPQWAM/s72-c/redcurrantvodka.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2108267156480160756.post-3507481936433876021</id><published>2010-07-15T10:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-15T23:13:58.241-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='recipes'/><title type='text'>Nelson Slices</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MAJujESSY6E/TD9LqBPehCI/AAAAAAAAAA0/Tw8QLmkd9nc/s1600/nelsonslices.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MAJujESSY6E/TD9LqBPehCI/AAAAAAAAAA0/Tw8QLmkd9nc/s320/nelsonslices.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494193255675233314" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;This is a Norfolk version of Bread Pudding, named after Admiral Lord Nelson who was a Norfolk man, born at Burnham Thorpe, on the north coast, where his father was Rector.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:arial;"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:arial;"&gt;1lb. stale bread&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:arial;"&gt;3oz. sultanas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:arial;"&gt;3oz. raisins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:arial;"&gt;4oz. brown sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:arial;"&gt;1/2 tsp ground nutmeg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:arial;"&gt;Grated rind of 1/2 lemon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:arial;"&gt;2 tbsp orange marmalade&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:arial;"&gt;3 oz. butter, melted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:arial;"&gt;1 egg, beaten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-family:arial;"&gt;1 tbsp rum&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Soak the bread in water for 1 hour.  Pre-heat the oven to 200°C.  Squeeze the water out of the bread, then break up any lumps with a fork, until the bread is a creamy consistency.  Stir in the dried fruit, then add the rest of the ingredients and beat together well.  Pour the mixture into a buttered, deep pie dish or roasting tin about 7 x 11 inches, and bake for 30-40 minutes.  Remove from the oven and allow to cool, although while still hot sprinkle with a little extra sugar.  Serve sliced, hot as a pudding with custard or cream or cold as a cake.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2108267156480160756-3507481936433876021?l=thebigmansmiscellany.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebigmansmiscellany.blogspot.com/feeds/3507481936433876021/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thebigmansmiscellany.blogspot.com/2010/07/nelson-slices.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2108267156480160756/posts/default/3507481936433876021'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2108267156480160756/posts/default/3507481936433876021'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebigmansmiscellany.blogspot.com/2010/07/nelson-slices.html' title='Nelson Slices'/><author><name>Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13269618702905994650</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MAJujESSY6E/TD9LqBPehCI/AAAAAAAAAA0/Tw8QLmkd9nc/s72-c/nelsonslices.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
